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[ShrekDawg]

No, loose sausage is packed around them. Like a meatball with a treasure inside

Wrapped in sausage. As in sausage that isn't in the casing. Think sausage patty and wrap the egg in that.

Like I said before, Scotch Eggs made with chicken eggs are huge. One is almost too much to eat. Quail eggs work better.

Ohhhhh okay! That actually sounds kinda good then! I do like sausage.... although it sounds super unhealthy haha then again so is everything else I eat

 

[Phanata]

Wait now am unsure what gender my pet quail Pepper is

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1. Protein requirement of Japanese Quail during rearing and laying periods.
2. https://www.nap.edu/read/2114/chapter/1
3. Still in the works: Japanese Quail BYC Article
4. Another of my Google sheets, Nutritional Requirements
5. My Feed Comparison Google Sheet

am very confused about what gender my Tuxedo quail Pepper is now

 

[ShrekDawg]

Wait now am unsure what gender my pet quail Pepper is

am very confused about what gender my Tuxedo quail Pepper is nowView attachment 2259490

Tuxedos can’t be sexed from the feathers I don’t think. Does Pepper crow or lay eggs at all? You could try vent sexing and see if any foam comes out but I’m not really sure exactly how to do that. I think you just gently squeeze but idk. Wouldn’t want to give incorrect directions and hurt your quail. You may have to wait to he/she crows or lays.

 

[Phanata]

Tuxedos can’t be sexed from the feathers I don’t think. Does Pepper crow or lay eggs at all? You could try vent sexing and see if any foam comes out but I’m not really sure exactly how to do that. I think you just gently squeeze but idk. Wouldn’t want to give incorrect directions and hurt your quail. You may have to wait to he/she crows or lays.

Hmm I’ll wait it should be in a few more weeks can you send a clip of a quail crowing for reference

 

[CindyinSD]

That makes so much sense!!! Thanks!!

Any recipe I guess! but also cooking for eating. Both? Like.. are they even good for just eating?

I know a lot of people like them pickled. has some good recipes if I recall.

 

[CindyinSD]

Yep! We make large Japanese style omelettes with them all the time. Or fill a small fry pan with them and eat them sunny side up

Custards are nice too, and can be sweetened with any sweetener--actual sugar isn't essential to the recipe. If you decide to use honey or other syrup, that could get complicated, but it might be doable if you reduce the milk. I believe some custards are made with broth or water, so the milk solids possibly don't play a large part in solidifying the custard. Look up Oriental-style custards--there's a lot on-line.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I know a lot of people like them pickled. has some good recipes if I recall.

That sounds pretty good.

 

[Fenrisulfr]

So, ... last 'bator shutted down this morning.

The Celadon hatch-summary in two batches, as the eggs were from two different sources and one was more poor as I am used to.

First batch: 71 eggs setup, none unfertilized, 8 early quitters, 63 into lock-down, 50 hatched.

Second batch: 28 eggs setup, 10 unfertilized, 3 early quitter, 15 into lock-down and 8 hatched.

Now there are again fluffy, little bumblebees in da house

... (holy, I am addicted )

 

[ShrekDawg]

I butchered 8 quail today. I also did one Monday so not my first but that one was sickly and not improving. So these were my first healthy birds I’ve done. A bit weird to me. At first it was relatively easy but then by the last few I felt like a bit of a murderer I swear they got more scared as it went on but idk. Also it took me like 3 hours so next time I might do a lot less at a time

Anywho, these ones had far more meat on them than my first one.

It took me maybe like 20 or 30 minutes to butcher them all and then another almost two hours to process them all

Here’s the one from Monday.

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And then today’s.

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[ShrekDawg]

Oh and skinning was far easier this time

I tried to scald one and it was pretty easy but then I accidentally tore the skin on one and decided to just skin them all haha

One had a little bit of like a scab or wound or something on it? So I tried to cut it off. Idk. Also some of them had some seriously BIG gonads so I think I made the right choices on who to off I did get one girl but she had really messed up feet.